William Wayne McMillan Rogers III net worth is
$80 Million
William Wayne McMillan Rogers III Wiki Biography
William Wayne McMillan Rogers III was born on 7 April 1933, in Birmingham, Alabama USA, and was one of the multi-millionaires in the entertainment industry largely as an actor, director and screenwriter, including as Trapper John from the highly popular long-running television series “M*A*S*H”. He also had success later in business and finance. Rogers passed away in 2015.
So just how rich was Wayne Rogers? Authoritative sources have been estimated that the net worth of Wayne was as high as $80 million, accumulated though his careers as an actor and in the world of finance, which began in the late 1950s.
Wayne Rogers Net Worth $80 Million
Wayne was educated firstly at Ramsay High School in Birmingham, then matriculated from The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. He subsequently graduated with a degree in history from Princeton University in 1954. Wayne began his acting career and the accumulation of the net worth as a television actor from the late ’50s, appearing in supporting roles in such television series as ‘The Fugitive’, ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’, ‘Gunsmoke’, ‘The F.B.I.’, ‘The Invaders’ and ‘Search for Tomorrow’ .
Moreover, he appeared in a noir film ‘Odds against Tomorrow’ (1959) directed and produced by Robert Wise, a role which brought him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. In the supporting role of Gambler Wayne, he appeared in the critically acclaimed and commercially successful drama film ‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967) starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy, who won an Oscar.
Rogers added much to his net worth appearing in the television series ‘M*A*S*H’ developed by Larry Gelbart, in the leading role alongside Alan Alda from 1972 to 1975. Moreover, in 1975 Wayne appeared in the main cast of the television film ‘Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan’ directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. He took the supportive role in a drama film ‘Ghosts of Mississippi’ (1996) directed by Rob Reiner.
Later, on the Fox Channel Wayne Rogers worked as a screenwriter, producer and director, also adding to his net worth. Concurrently, Wayne made a career for himself as an investor and advisor on the above-mentioned channel, yet continued to appeared in films which included ‘The Hot Touch’ (1981) directed by Roger Vadim, ‘The Gig’ (1985) directed by Frank D. Gilroy, and ‘I Dream of Jeannie… Fifteen Years Later’ (1985) directed by William Asher. In 2005 Wayne was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In the world of finance, he developed into a successful investor and money manager, in the late ’80 even appearing as an expert witness before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, supporting retention of long-standing banking laws from an act of 1933. He was a regular panel member on Fox TV stocks investment/stocks news program “Cashin’ In”, and also worked as a host of ‘High Risk’. In 2006, Rogers was elected to the board of directors of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., and also headed investment corporation Wayne Rogers & Co., largely trading shares. In 2012, Rogers became the spokesman for Senior Home Loans, a direct reverse mortgage lender.
As for his personal life, Wayne Rogers married twice, firstly to Mitzi McWhorter, in 1960, but the couple divorced after twenty-three years of marriage and three children. He married his second wife, Amy Hirsh, in 1988. Wayne passed away on 31 December 2015 from pneumonia, at his home in Los Angeles, California.
| Full Name | Wayne Rogers |
| Net Worth | $80 Million |
| Date Of Birth | April 7, 1933, in Birmingham, Alabama USA |
| Died | December 31, 2015, Los Angeles, California, United States (at the age of 82) |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.9 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Director Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television producer, Screenwriter |
| Education | Princeton University, The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Amy Hirsh (m. 1988–2015), Mitzi McWhorter (m. 1960–1983) |
| Children | Luigi Calabrese, William Rogers IV, Laura Rogers |
| Nicknames | William Wayne McMillan Rogers III , Juan Rogero , Wayne M. Rogers |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/michellebeisner |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0737257 |
| Allmusic | www.allmusic.com/artist/wayne-rogers-mn0000251923 |
| Music Groups | Crystalized Movements, Major Stars, Magic Hour, Song for Turner, Rainy, Starless Night, Dream of the Accidental Bird |
| Nominations | Hollywood Walk of Fame (2005), Golden Globe Award (1981), TV Land Award (2003), |
| Movies | Once in Paris (1974), The Glory Guys (1965), Search for Tomorrow (1959), Cool Hand Luke (1967), The Astro-Zombies (1968), Wind River (2017) |
| TV Shows | Cashin' In (Fox News Channel), M*A*S*H. (1972-1975), Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Gunsmoke, Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975), City of Angels (1976), The Fugitive (1993), House Calls (1979-1982), Murder, She Wrote (1984) |
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| 1 | [on the pilot for Stagecoach West (1960)] As soon as I saw it, I thought: "This is really bad" and caught the next plane back to New York. |
| 2 | [discussing his contract dispute, after leaving M*A*S*H (1972)] They sue, you countersue. It's business. |
| 3 | [on leaving the sitcom M*A*S*H (1972) in retrospect] If I had known that the show was gonna run that long, I probably would have kept my mouth shut and stayed put. |
| 4 | Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me. |
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| 1 | He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | Wayne Rogers' role as Trapper John McIntyre on "MASH" was among the most beloved characters on one of the most popular TV shows of all time. He died on a New Year's eve, Thursday, December 31, 2015, at age 82. The actor was surrounded by family when he died in Los Angeles, CA, of complications from pneumonia, his publicist and longtime friend Rona Menace reported. Rogers' U.S.Army surgeon Trapper John was one of the most beloved characters, and half of one of the most beloved duos, in TV history, despite the actor's appearing in only the first three of the series eleven seasons on CBS-TV. The two skilled doctors blew off steam between surgeries by pulling pranks, romancing nurses and tormenting their tentmate, Frank Burns, always with an endless supply of booze and one-liners at the ready. In one classic moment, Trapper reaches out as though he's checking for rain and says, "Hmm, feels like it's going to martini," as Hawkeye promptly passes him a drink. And in another line that typified the show's ethos, Trapper answers a question with "How should I know? I dropped out of school to become a doctor." Rogers was on "MASH" from 1972 to 1975, becoming one of many original cast members to leave the wildly popular show that lasted until 1983. He was initially considered for Alda's character, but he preferred Trapper's sunnier disposition to Hawkeye's darkly acerbic personality. The characters were essentially equals when the show began, but the series increasingly focused on Alda, which was a factor in Rogers' departure. Two other actors played Trapper in other incarnations. Elliot Gould was the same character in the "MASH" feature film that preceded the TV show, and Pernell Roberts played the title character in the 1980s spinoff television drama "Trapper John, M.D." An Alabama native and Princeton graduate, Rogers had parts on many short-lived shows before "MASH," specializing in westerns such as "Law of the Plainsman" and "Stagecoach West." He had a bit part in the 1967 feature film "Cool Hand Luke" with Paul Newman. In years after "MASH", he returned to TV regularly with a recurring role in the early 1990s on CBS's mystery series "Murder, She Wrote." Rogers moved beyond acting to see success later in life as a money manager and investor. In 1988 and 1990, he appeared as an expert witness before the House Judiciary Committee to speak in favor of maintaining the Glass-Steagall banking act of the 1930s. In recent years he was a regular panelist on the Fox Business News stock investment show "Cashin' In." Rogers is survived by his wife, Amy; two children, Bill and Laura; and four grandchildren.. |
| 3 | Good friends with Alan Alda. |
| 4 | Survived by his wife Amy Hirsh Rogers, two children Bill and Laura by his first marriage, and four grandchildren Alexander, Daniel, William and Anais. |
| 5 | Owns three homes: in Los Angeles, California, Destin, Florida, and Deer Valley, Utah. |
| 6 | Authored the book "Make Your Own Rules: A Renegade Guide to Unconventional Success" (2001). This is a business book on how to succeed in business peppered with personal anecdotes. |
| 7 | Has been the managing director of the Stop-N-Save convenience food chains in Tallahasse, Florida, for almost 10 years. [August 2003] |
| 8 | Was one of three investors in the Kleinfeld bridal store in New York City and created a chain of bridal stores with initial outlets in Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. |
| 9 | Chairman and president of Wayne Rogers & Co., a stock trading investment company. |
| 10 | Chairman of the Board and co-owner, with Ronnie Rothstein, of "Kleinfeld Bridal". |
| 11 | He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on December 13, 2005. |
| 12 | After leaving M*A*S*H (1972), he turned down the lead role on the television series Trapper John, M.D. (1979) because he did not want to be typecast as a doctor on television. Ironically, he accepted a role as a doctor shortly thereafter on another television series, House Calls (1979). |
| 13 | Described M*A*S*H (1972) co-star McLean Stevenson as being "one of the funniest men I had ever met", fondly recalling in an interview one day on the set wherein Stevenson had been goofing around with a fly swatter. |
| 14 | In addition to the disputes about contracts, he says he also left M*A*S*H (1972) because he felt the writers were not giving Trapper John any character development. Specifically, he did not like how the Trapper John character began and ended the movie with the same role significance as Hawkeye (e.g., Trapper John was brought into the movie because the unit needed a "chest cutter") but deteriorated in role significance as the TV show progressed. |
| 15 | Was the second actor to play the "M*A*S*H" character Trapper John McIntyre, the first one being Elliott Gould in the film MASH (1970) and the third one being Pernell Roberts on the television series Trapper John, M.D. (1979). |
| 16 | Graduated with a history degree in 1954 from Princeton University, where he was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club, and served in the United States Navy before becoming an actor. |
| 17 | Attended Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and graduated from the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. |
| 18 | When he left M*A*S*H (1972) in 1975, he was sued for breach of contract, but the case was thrown out because he had no contract. Producers wanted him to sign a morality clause, in which he could be suspended or fired at any time, and he refused because he wanted the same privilege regarding the producers. |
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Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Nobody Knows Anything! | 2003 | | Gun Schnook |
| Miracle Dogs | 2003 | TV Movie | Dr. Marchant |
| Three Days of Rain | 2002 | | Business Man |
| Frozen with Fear | 2001 | | Charles Sullivan |
| Coo Coo Cafe | 2000 | | |
| Love Lies Bleeding | 1999 | | Inspector Abberline |
| Diagnosis Murder | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. Ken Morrisay |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | 1996 | | Morris Dees |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1993-1995 | TV Series | Charlie Garrett |
| The Larry Sanders Show | 1994 | TV Series | Wayne Rogers |
| The Goodbye Bird | 1993 | | Ray Whitney |
| Miracle Landing | 1990 | TV Movie | Bob Schornstheimer |
| Passion and Paradise | 1989 | TV Movie | Raymond Schindler |
| High Risk | 1988 | TV Series | Host |
| Bluegrass | 1988 | TV Movie | Lowell Shipleigh |
| Drop-Out Mother | 1988 | TV Movie | Jack Cromwell |
| The Killing Time | 1987 | | Jake Winslow |
| American Harvest | 1987 | TV Movie | Walter Duncan |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1986 | TV Series | George Thrash |
| One Terrific Guy | 1986 | TV Movie | Mr. Brennan |
| The Gig | 1985 | | Marty Flynn |
| I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later | 1985 | TV Movie | Tony Nelson |
| The Lady from Yesterday | 1985 | TV Movie | Craig Weston |
| He's Fired, She's Hired | 1984 | TV Movie | Alex Grier |
| Chiefs | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Will Henry Lee |
| House Calls | 1979-1982 | TV Series | Dr. Charley Michaels |
| The Hot Touch | 1981 | | Danny Fairchild |
| Top of the Hill | 1980 | TV Movie | Michael Stone |
| Once in Paris... | 1978 | | Michael Moore |
| Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery | 1978 | TV Movie | Vic Tannehill |
| It Happened One Christmas | 1977 | TV Movie | George Hatch |
| Having Babies II | 1977 | TV Movie | Lou Plotkin |
| The November Plan | 1977 | TV Movie | Jake Axminster |
| City of Angels | 1976 | TV Series | Jake Axminster |
| M*A*S*H | 1972-1975 | TV Series | Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre / Man on P.A. in Kimpo |
| Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | 1975 | TV Movie | Dan Foster |
| Barnaby Jones | 1973 | TV Series | Gil Atkens |
| Pocket Money | 1972 | | Stretch Russell |
| Doomsday Machine | 1972 | | Press man |
| The F.B.I. | 1966-1971 | TV Series | Jim Wade / Bryan Carlson / Ronnie Brimlow / ... |
| Cannon | 1971 | TV Series | Steve |
| Men at Law | 1971 | TV Series | DA Tom Yorba |
| WUSA | 1970 | | Minter |
| Lancer | 1968 | TV Series | Jed Lewis |
| The Big Valley | 1968 | TV Series | Don Jarvis |
| Cool Hand Luke | 1967 | | Gambler |
| The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Police Lt. John Mattson |
| Shane | 1966 | TV Series | Jim Greevey |
| Chamber of Horrors | 1966 | | Police Sgt. Jim Albertson |
| 12 O'Clock High | 1966 | TV Series | Lieutenant Fredricks |
| Combat! | 1966 | TV Series | Reiser |
| The Fugitive | 1966 | TV Series | Sgt. Fred Bragin |
| The Long, Hot Summer | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Curley Beeman |
| Honey West | 1965 | TV Series | Jerry, the Photographer |
| My Brother the Angel | 1965 | TV Series | |
| Gunsmoke | 1959-1965 | TV Series | Stretch Morgan / Brack / Tom |
| The Glory Guys | 1965 | | Lt. Mike Moran |
| Death Valley Days | 1965 | TV Series | Lt. Richard H. Pratt |
| Gomer Pyle: USMC | 1964 | TV Series | Captain |
| Dr. Sex | 1964 | | Raincoat Man (uncredited) |
| Arrest and Trial | 1963 | TV Series | Harold Waggner |
| The Great Adventure | 1963 | TV Series | Tombs |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | 1963 | TV Series | Daniel Powers |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1962 | TV Series | Kenneth |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1962 | TV Series | John Bowers |
| Stagecoach West | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Luke Perry |
| Johnny Ringo | 1960 | TV Series | Charlie Hanford |
| Law of the Plainsman | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Deputy Billy Lordan / Frank Anderson |
| The Millionaire | 1960 | TV Series | Allan Merrick |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | 1960 | TV Series | Ash Langford |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1959 | TV Series | Frank Sanders |
| Odds Against Tomorrow | 1959 | | Soldier in Bar |
| Search for Tomorrow | 1951 | TV Series | Slim Davis (1959) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| M*A*S*H | | TV Series 2 episodes, 1974 performer - 6 episodes, 1972 - 1975 | |
| Stagecoach West | 1960 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Nobody Knows Anything! | 2003 | producer | |
| Money Play$ | 1998 | TV Movie executive producer / producer | |
| The Charlie Rose Special | 1997 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Night of the Twisters | 1996 | TV Movie executive producer - as Wayne M. Rogers | |
| Perfect Witness | 1989 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Astro-Zombies | 1968 | executive producer | |
| Dr. Sex | 1964 | producer - as Juan Rogero | |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| House Calls | 1981-1982 | TV Series written by - 2 episodes | |
| The Astro-Zombies | 1968 | screenplay | |
| Dr. Sex | 1964 | as Juan Rogero | |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| House Calls | 1981-1982 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| M*A*S*H | 1978 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Cashin' In | 2012-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Willis Report | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Chairman, Wayne Rogers & Company |
| Cavuto on Business | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself (segment "Biz Blitz") / Himself (segment " Biz Blitz") / ... |
| Justice w/Judge Jeanine | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - CEO, Wayne Rogers & Co. |
| The View | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 7th Annual TV Land Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2005-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Land Confidential | 2005-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Interviewee |
| Your World w/ Neil Cavuto | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS at 75 | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1997-2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 'M*A*S*H': 30th Anniversary Reunion | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Trapper John McIntyre |
| M*A*S*H: TV Tales | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 3 | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Squares | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Memories of M*A*S*H | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Trapper John McIntyre |
| A Conversation with Dinah | 1989 | TV Series | Himself (1989) |
| We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| Fame, Fortune and Romance | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Billy Wilder | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Famous Lives | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture Drama |
| Making 'M*A*S*H' | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Circus of the Stars #5 | 1980 | TV Special documentary | |
| The John Davidson Show | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976-1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1974-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself - Co-Host |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1974-1978 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Dinah! | 1974-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mitzi... Zings Into Spring | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Circus of the Stars | 1977 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Performer |
| Gala de l'union | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself / Various Characters |
| The Peter Marshall Variety Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cher | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Password All-Stars | 1973 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| KWHY-TV 22 Business News: Executive Summary | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2005 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | Awarded on December 13, 2005 at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2003 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Classic TV Doctor of the Year | M*A*S*H (1972) |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | House Calls (1979) |
Known for movies
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